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..:; FA Challenge Troply final heartache at the Redmk Stadium;


, ^The Shavtiiridge side rarely thieat-^^ „ened Southport stopper Sean Lake’s" goal throu^out .the.90 minutes last-. Wednesday^ whflera'vrohder istrike fiom midfielder Ashl^Wmn,atirace. fixtm striker Chiis Sinun and a solimiy goal from Steve Daly proved to be the . d i f f e r e n c e . ^ -


, Smith, who feceiv^ two wirmer’s medals in the competitidii during his ‘ playing career; was adaihaht that it


was Southport’s striking talent that earned them the trophy.


W- : side’s defensive lapses but-praised i


^ Southport’s quality, as.Clkheroe' - crashed to Go-Operative Lancashire:


V ■. it He said: JThey’ie a very good side .* « .and that’s'why. they are top'of the?


u Conference North and they took like‘s o;theywfflvniij^


“TOe^iiig is tliein


y three g o ^ ^ d it d q ^ ’tiiiatter what' ,^side yotfpla^ag^ins


■ are your strikers and they’ve started; with two quality strikers and thqr had ; ■ two’qiiialify s t e e r s who have comeV off the bench.- “That is what wins you games and that’s what you pay money for and


.;give' th'em-h^ chances theyil put-;' :themaw^whiditheydi±... . -\. ; ■ “"Hie (^erehcein levels of football


!, ::i i,?TIhsy make the differenl^ bc^uise when they get a chance th'ey.^put- it


, them tiir^ slopi^ gbals,^ espedally a ■iside Uke Southport; theyve got tire -' - best strikers in the le a ^ e so if you"';■


; : - i -“They|ye beat sides this year 6-0 -


-■: '.“Half of their temn th^vebouj^t -Which is whythey’re:a'.TCiyrgood team..^*,''-'


theyve iMught them playe^fpr.'tiioul rands and thousands of pounds.-'^-;-, ;


«ih’t gift;:' ; could haye;d6ne better,yrhich’1th'eir ; strikers wpidd prob^ly so o r^ ,


, away and weVe had a couple o f half "..chances in good pbsitions.:whete we ■


[^fsidn ih the seraiid Imlf at a time v^eh ^ heads could eaafy have gone'dowiL' >;-4>V.He add^J’rm'a^^^


7*>ahd better, paraing in the filial third #>rwe_could have snatched one or two ";gO^


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TThe-la'ds just want to do well and theyyeenjqy^theoocasion.


; and 7-0_m their, league so without ' ■ them mistakes we would have just - b%n beaten biit the lads did their best Md iiiifdrtijmtefyitiirara’t to be.’!# • But, despite the scoreline,' Smith


was delighted with the effort from his players as they dominated posses-


'. - shame the scoreline looks like we’ve been abralutefy battered. . • the end of the day our lads did


iy “Blit 4r0'did flatter them because' three goals were mistakes and it’s a


y their best and they kept their heads '.'up and we gave a good second half .performance.-..-';-.


lads but we ^ v e a good secdnd half - pefformahce and with a bit o f luck


for the y


'Said that . . “Credit to the lads we did try to play so as long as we’re going in t^e


better players for next year to come in to help bring these young lads on arid hopefully we can bitild and do a tot better than what we’ve done this year.


body likes to lose at the end of the day but if you are going to lose then you lose against sides like these.” .'DanBlack :


“I really enjoyed the occasion. No­


: -'“We haven’t gone out there to try and kick people or try and just lump it and Liam Watson, their manager,


- right direr^on and cany on trying to ■piaythengtraLi;;-; “Obwousfy we ^


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; CLITHEROE’S quest to land the Co-Operative


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LEA Challenge Trophy for the third time in their his-; tdiy ended with defeat last Wednesday at the Reebok Stadium:


K Not since 1985 ai Deepdale; have the Blues lifted the covet­


ed trophy, when Eric Gelda^’s extra-time strike saw the Rib- ble Valley outfit beat B ^ ow ■


AFCl-O. Andthafvitid^end- ’ ed a 92-year wait frdrrr when


. tionin 1893. ; :Peter Smith’s side had jd- ;


the club first won the competi#'


- ready ousted tough opposition':'; en-rx>utetotheirshdvnngatthe%


; : teams in Fleetwood "and Ma- ; rine which suggested a cup up^ ^


. esis as well as higher ranked


tional-bound Southport proved toostrong.


, - f t The threat -from' the Blue I I 1 M i. f t


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; as Hanford looked to upeiid - Daniel Doyd-Williams inside the bo;^‘ but referro'Paul KeN‘


-. tiewell ignored the protest^-’-'*'. But Clitherbe’s dogged re-j


; sistance was eventually, shat­ tered .when Ashley .Winn’s ; sublime 30-)aM strflee; fitting.


o f any Premier League s t^ e , ' broke the d e c o d e . # ' ' • :■


;; And lightiiing stmek twice: for CUtheroe as they conced- ;


; Square North leaders was g . evident early on when Alan » Moogan forced Blues keeper ; Danny Hanford into a fine save at full stretch as the mid­ fielder’s curling effort fiom the edge of the box looked des­ tined for the top corner.'^' ■' : The 600 travelling Southport : fans were then on-their feet '


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